Recipe Tips:

Apple butter is amazingly versatile. It is delicious spread on hot toast or crumpets and is equally scrumptious spooned into porridge, muesli or rice pudding. It can also be enjoyed with cheese or a plate of charcuterie.

A variation on this recipe would be to replace the cider with 100ml/3½fl oz elderflower cordial mixed with 400ml/14fl oz water.

Due to the lower sugar content, it is best to pot the butter into fairly small jars.